Emergency Medicine San Diego Medical Center - Faculty
Matthew Silver, MD, FACEP
Residency Program Director
Matthew Silver, MD, FACEP
Residency Program Director
Residency Training
Jacobi/Montefiore Emergency Medicine
Clinical Interests
Educational Technology/Web Development, Clinical Reasoning, Patient Experience, Communication/Collegiality, teaching about anything you cant read in a book.
How I Thrive
Skiing (on the West Coast), Mountain Biking, Taking care of my 20 pound puppy ‘Norman’. Living vicariously through his two kids.
Adam Schwartz, MD, MS
Chief/Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine
Adam Schwartz, MD, MS
Chief/Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine
Residency Training
Maricopa Emergency Medicine
Clinical Interests
Management of Clinical Information--Big Data, ED operations, Low-risk chest pain
How I Thrive
Basketball, Tennis, Fitness, All things 'water', Modern architecture, Cars, Taking care of my 100 pound puppy 'Gus'
William Krauss, MD, FACEP
Associate Program Director
William Krauss, MD, FACEP
Associate Program Director
Residency Training
Brigham and Women's Hospital / Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency (HAEMR)
Clinical Interests
Acute Pain Management
How I Thrive
Surfing, Swimming, Fishing, Enjoying Southern California with my wife and kids
Jonathan Kei, MD, MPH, FACEP
Associate Program Director
Jonathan Kei, MD, MPH, FACEP
Associate Program Director
Residency Training
UC Davis Emergency Medicine
Clinical Interests
Airway management, resuscitation, public health/epidemiology
How I Thrive
Golf, fly fishing, photography
Donald Mebust, MD
Clerkship Director
Donald Mebust, MD
Clerkship Director
Medical School
UCLA Emergency Medicine
Clinical Interests
Medical education
How I Thrive
Hiking, Surfing, Softball, Jogging and raising my family
Stephanie Diebold, MD
Assistant Clerkship Director
Stephanie Diebold, MD
Assistant Clerkship Director
Residency Training
Denver Health
Clinical Interests
Med Ed Education, Innovative didactics development, Medical Documentation, Patient Communication, Practice Efficiency
How I Thrive
Running, surfing, yoga, biking (road and mountain), paddle boarding, swimming, cooking, baking, gardening, DIY projects
Jeff Lapoint, DO
Director of Medical Toxicology
Jeff Lapoint, DO
Director of Medical Toxicology
Residency Training
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Fellowship Training
Toxicology, NYC Poison Control Center/Bellevue
Clinical Interests
Technology in medical education, emerging drugs of abuse, envenomations
How I Thrive
Surfing and photography
Dasia Esener, MD, MS
Ultrasound Fellowship Director
Dasia Esener, MD, MS
Ultrasound Fellowship Director
Residency Training
Baystate Medical Center Emergency Medicine
Fellowship Training
Emergency Ultrasound, Baystate Medical Center
Clinical Interests
Nerve blocks, TEE, ultrasound gel and sound waves
How I Thrive
I love dogs, travel, and pretty much doing whatever it is that my kids' schedule dictate I must be doing at any given time
Brent Lorenzen, MD, MA
Director of Research & PI
Brent Lorenzen, MD, MA
Director of Research & PI
Residency Training
Carolinas Medical Center
Fellowship Training
University of Az. Clinical Informatics Fellow
Clinical Interests
Informatics, Evidence Based Medicine, Medical Decision Making
How I Thrive
Skiing, Swimming, Outdoors, Travel
Chelsea Tafoya, MD
Assistant Director of Research and PI
Chelsea Tafoya, MD
Assistant Director of Research and PI
Residency Training
Highland/ Alameda Health System
Clinical Interests
Research, QI, global health and disparities
How I Thrive
Travel, running, cycling, yoga, gardening, cooking/baking, home improvement projects, exploring tidepools with my kids
Katy Welker, MD
Faculty Advisor, Toxicology Rotation Director
Katy Welker, MD
Faculty Advisor, Toxicology Rotation Director
Residency Training
Medical College of Wisconsin
Fellowship Training
Toxikon Consortium (Cook County / University of Illinois / Illinois Poison Center)
Clinical Interests
Toxicology and opioid use disorder, also, pimple popping :)
How I Thrive
pimple popping :), sleep, kids, dogs, traveling (with kids), hiking
Vanessa Hsieh-Park, MD
Faculty Advisor, Director of Resident QI
Vanessa Hsieh-Park, MD
Faculty Advisor, Director of Resident QI
Residency Training
UCLA/ Olive View-UCLA Emergency Medicine
Clinical Interests
QI/ peer review, resource management (especially radiology), mentoring, Women in EM, patient care experience
How I Thrive
Travel, skiing, hiking, ski and soccer mom to 2 teenage boys, non-medical nonprofit work
Charles Chiang, MD
Director Simulation Labs, SCPMG Regional ED Coding Champion
Charles Chiang, MD
Director Simulation Labs, SCPMG Regional ED Coding Champion
Residency Training
USC/LA County Emergency Medicine
Clinical Interests
Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Hyperrealistic Simulation, Resident Finance
How I Thrive
Family, Volleyball
Christina Matulis, MD
Assistant Director of Simulation
Christina Matulis, MD
Assistant Director of Simulation
Residency Training
Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital
Fellowship Training
Simulation Fellowship, Yale, University/Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation
Clinical Interests
Simulation, innovative medical education, interprofessional team- based training, mentorship
How I Thrive
running, reading, soaking up year-round beach weather
Jon Van De Leuv, MD
Faculty Advisor
Jon Van De Leuv, MD
Faculty Advisor
Residency Training
NYU/Bellevue, New York City
Clinical Interests
quality, mentorship
How I Thrive
hiking, scuba, travel, golf
Kristel Choy, MD, MS
Faculty Advisor
Kristel Choy, MD, MS
Faculty Advisor
Residency Training
Kaiser Permanente, San Diego
Clinical Interests
Medical Education, Women in Medicine
How I Thrive
Tacos and finding other delicious things to eat that aren't just tacos. Cooking both tacos and non taco foods :). Picking up heavy things just to put them back down again (although with less fervor than pre-residency days). And of course, maintaining the illustrious KPEM Dog Page!